Personal Details

Purpose

Contributing towards realizing peace, prosperity and sanity in the world through developing and studying models of social/ economic/ environmental systems (i.e. developing and applying tools, techniques and insights to connect the dots, see the bigger picture and incorporate human factors)

Skills

Management of Projects, Risk Analysis, Decision Structuring, Analysis & Facilitation, Modeling & Simulation, Data Mining, Knowledge Engineering & Knowledge Management, Systems Analysis and Design (for Organizational & Information Systems), Human Factor Engineering and Error Minimization, Workflow & Business Process Modeling/ Innovation, Scenario Planning, Interactive Planning & Idealized Design, Economic/Financial Analysis, Process Engineering and Software Design, Process and Methodology Design, Statistical Analysis and Operations Research, Specifications and Technical Writing, Planning, Design & Construction of Databases & Websites, Business Modeling, Strategy Formulation, Architecture and Design of Software, Research & Analysis of Socio-Technical Systems, Application of the Principles of Systems Thinking, Human Behavior Modeling and Complexity Science to Organizational/ Policy problems.

Highlights

• A number of years of academic experience includes research in Social & Environmental Sytems Modeling, Risk Analysis, Knowledge Management, Project Management, and Teaching (PM, SE, KM, Computer Modeling & Analysis).
• Several years of consulting experience spans areas such as: Risk Management, Systems Analysis, Process Innovation & Project Management & Decision Sciences, Scenario Planning, Environmental, Safety and Technology Management. Execution of large number of projects in/for industries/ sectors such as Institutions (Education, Govt.), Infrastructure, Healthcare, Finance/ Insurance, Manufacturing, (Chem, Pharma, Food), IT/Telecom/Media, and Energy.
• Certified Project Management Professional (PMP). Project Management and Execution of a number of projects. Served as project manager to several multi-disciplinary projects, while also providing substantial technical input.
• Experienced in handling human and social systemic issues & knowledge elicitations in all phases of project life cycle. Provided cost effective solutions for diverse technical problems, bringing a trans-disciplinary, systemic perspective to problem solving. Have provided training in project management.
• Proficient in various modeling and simulation techniques (agent based, system dynamical, discrete/ stochastic, continuous) including logic modeling (OOAD, UML etc.), data modeling, decision, economic and systems analysis, and optimization techniques and have developed models and software for risk analysis, strategic decision making games, Monte Carlo simulations, business processes (Queuing, Call Center etc.) and engineering applications.
• Authored several (over fiftey) technical reports, and papers (over 20 in journals and conference proceedings with two award winners) relating to leader-follower behavior modeling, organizational transformation, measuring change in decision making, knowledge management modeling, risk analysis/ risk management, and process and environmental engineering, and as well as Doctoral and Masters dissertations. Currently working on papers relating to Knowledge Management, Risk and Human Behavior Modeling. Excellent academic record through out.

Education & Qualififcations

• PhD, University of Pennsylvania (Systems Sciences Engineering with a focus on Social and Information Systems), 2006.
  • Thesis: Agent based Human Behavior Modeling: A Knowledge Engineering based Systems Methodology for carrying out Integration of Models from the Social Sciences, Profiling and Building Computer Models of Behavior. Simulation Cases include Leaders, Followers, Crowds and Consumers with cognition, personality & culture.
  • Advisor: Dr. Barry Silverman, Professor of Systems Eng, OPIM, Wharton, and Medicine.
  • Committee: Dr. R. Eidelson, Dr. J. Pourdehnad, Dr. B. Silverman, Dr. T. Smith, Dr. L. Starr, Dr. I. Zandi.
  • Awards: INCOSE-Stevens doctoral award (2005) for promising research in Systems Eng & Integration; Wharton Risk Management and Decision Process Center's Ackoff award (2005) for research on Human Decision Process; Honoree at Penn Institute for Urban Research Doctoral Symposium (2006).
  • Support: The researcher was supported by the Beck Fellowship, as well as by various Human Behavior Modeling project grants.
  • Status: Dissertation writing completed (May 2006) and Defended successfully without stipulation (July 2006).
• Master of Science in Systems Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, (Systems Sciences with Information Systems conc.), 2002 [Sept 2001 - Aug 2002]. GPA: 3.8/4.0.
• Master of Engineering, University of Canterbury, New Zealand, (Process Eng with Risk Analysis focus), 1996 [Feb 1994 -Feb 1996]. (Cum. Avg. Grade: A). Thesis: Risk Analysis for Process Facilities (Developed Models for Environmental Risk Analysis). Advisors: Professors R. B. Keey and I. Gilmour
• Bachelor of Technology (First Class with Distinction), (ChE) National Institute of Technology (formerly Regional Eng College), Tiruchirapalli, India, 1992 [June 1988 - May 1992]. (equiv. Summa Cum Laude)
• Certified Project Management Professional (PMP), PMI, (Since 2005).

Employment History

Summary of Previous Experience

• Intern, Opus International Consultants, New Zealand, May 1995 – Dec 1995
• Lecturer/ Learning Assistance Counselor, Manawatu Polytechnic, NZ, Feb 1993 – Nov 1993
• Teaching Assistant, University of Canterbury, New Zealand, Feb 1994 – May 1995
• Visiting Research Student, University of Sydney, Australia, Dec 1994- Feb 1995
• Research Student Exchange, University of Technology, Papua New Guinea, Nov 1994
• Intern, Southern Petrochemicals Industries Corp. Ltd, (SPIC), India, June – Dec 1992
• Intern, Metallurgical Engineering Consultants (MECON), India, May-July 1991

Tools, Techniques & Processes

Honors & Awards

• Beck Fellowship, University of Pennsylvania
• INCOSE-Stevens doctoral award (2005) for promising research in Systems Eng & Integration
• Wharton Risk Management and Decision Process Center Ackoff award (2005) for research on Human Decision Processes.
• Doctoral Student Honoree of the Institute for Urban Research, Penn (2006)
• Prof R.B.Keey/ School of Engineering Grant, University of Canterbury
• Royal Society of New Zealand Travel Scholarship
• Dean’s Scholarship and Consistent Class Ranking, Regional Engineering College (National Institute of Technology)
• Best Paper Award, Association for Engineering Education in South East Asia and Pacific (AEESEAP)
• Miscellaneous Awards for local paper presentations

Memberships in Professional Organizations

• Institution of Professional Engineers New Zealand (IPENZ) [GIPENZ]
• Project Management Institute (PMI) [PMP]
• Society for Risk Analysis (SRA)
• International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE)

Publication Activities

Journal Papers

• Silverman, B.G., Bharathy, G.K., Eidelson, R. and B. Nye (2007), “Modeling Factions for ‘Effects Based Operations’: Part I –Leaders and Followers ”, Journal of Computational and Mathematical Organization Theory. 13:379-406.
• Silverman, B.G., Bharathy, G.K., Nye B. and T. Smith (2007), “Modeling Factions for ‘Effects Based Operations’: Part II – Behavioral Game Theory ”, Journal of Computational and Mathematical Organization Theory, 14(2):120-155, 2008.
• Silverman, B.G., Bharathy, G.K., Smith, T. and Eidelson, R., and M. Johns (2007), “ Socio-Cultural Games for Training and Analysis: The Evolution of Dangerous Ideas ”, IEEE Systems, Man and Cybernetics. Nov 2007. 37:6: 1113-1130, 2007.
• Silverman, B.G. Bharathy, G., and B. Nye (2007), “ Gaming and Simulating Sub-National Conflicts ”, Communicated to Journal of Cognitive Systems Research.
• Silverman, B. G., Bharathy, G., Pourdehnad, J., Green, M., Salisbury , J. (2006). “ Individual Consumer Differences and Design Implications for Web-Based Decision Support ”. Ackoff Center for the Advancement of Systems Approaches (ACASA), University of Pennsylvania . Communicated for Publication to Erg Soc. J of Behavior and Info Tech.
• Silverman, B. G., Bharathy, G.K., Cornwell, J., O'Brien, K. (2005). “ Human behavior models for agents in simulators and games: Part II – Engineering the Agents ”, MIT Press. Presence, v 15: 2 April
• Silverman, BG, Normoyle, A, Chandrasekaran, D, G.Bharathy (2007), “An Embeddable Testbed for Insurgent Agent Theories: InsurgiSim”, J. Intelligent Decision Technologies IOS Press, (submitted).
• Keey, R. B. and G.K. Bharathy (1995). “ A novel intuitive model in the environmental risk assessment of process plants ”, Integrated Risk Assessment: Current Practice and Directions, Melchers & Stewart (ed.), Balkema, New Castle , June 1995.

Book Chapters

• Silverman, B.G. Bharathy, G.K., and G. J. Kim (2009), “The New Frontier of Agent-Based Modeling and Simulation of Social Systems with Country Databases, Newsfeeds, and Expert Surveys ” in Agents, Simulation and Applications, Adelinde Uhrmacher and Danny Weyns, eds. Taylor and Francis. (Accepted. To appear in 2009 by Taylor and Francis).
• Silverman, Bharathy, G., and B. Nye (2009), “ Gaming and Simulating Sub-National Conflicts ”, In Computational Methods for Counter-Terrorism, NY: Springer (Invited. In-preparation).
• Silverman, Barry G., Bharathy, Gnana K., Benjamin Nye, G. Jiyun Kim, Mark Roddy, and Mjumbe Poe. (forthcoming 2009). “State and Sub-State Actors: Synthesizing Theories Across the Social Sciences,” in Estimating Impact: A Handbook of Computational Methods and Models for Anticipating Economic, Social, Political and Security Effects in International Interventions, Alexander Kott, ed. Springer. With Silverman et.al. (2009), (Invited. In-preparation).

Refereed Conference Papers

• Silverman, B., Bharathy, G. and B. Nye (2007/ In-Press), “ Gaming and Simulating Ethno political Conflicts ”, Proceedings of Descartes Conference on Mathematical Modeling of Counter-Terrorism (DCMMC), NY: Springer.
• Silverman, B., Bharathy, G. and B. Nye (2007), “ Profiling is Politically Correct: Agent-Based Modeling of Ethno-Political Conflict ”, Proc. of IITSEC, Dec 2007.
• McDonald and G. Bharathy et.al. (2006), “ Interoperable Human Behavior Models for Simulation ”, 2006 Conf. on Behavior Representation & Simulation (BRIMS), SISO, MD, May 2006.
• Silverman, B. and G. Bharathy (2005), “ Modeling Cognition and Personality of Leaders ”, 2005 Conf. on Behavior Representation & Simulation (BRIMS), SISO , LA, May 2005.
• McMillan, I. , M. Boisot, A. Abrahams and G. Bharathy (2005). “ Simulating the Knowledge Transfer Dilemma: Lessons for Security and Counter-Terrorism”, In Proceedings of the 2005 Summer Simulation Conference, Philadelphia , PA , May 2005.
• Silverman, B. G., Bharathy, G., Pourdehnad, J., Green, M., Salisbury , J. (2005)." User Interface Design -- An Experimental Study ", American Society for Cybernetics, Washington , October 2005. URL: http://www.gwu.edu/~rpsol/asc-abstracts/pourdehnad.html
• Pourdehnad, J. and G. Bharathy (2004) “ Systems Thinking and Its Implications in Organizational Transformation ”, Proceedings, Third International Conference on Systems Thinking in Management, May 2004, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
• Pourdehnad, J, Bharathy, G., Maani, K. and Sadehi, H. (2005) “ Modeling Complex Systems: A Case for Focusing on Purpose ,” In Managing the Complex V, ANZSYS Conference, Dec 2005, Christchurch , New Zealand .
• Brabhaharan, P. Bharathy, G., and R. Lynch (2003). “ Natural Hazards Risk Associated with Petroleum Storage in the Wellington Region ”, New Zealand , Pacific Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Christchurch , 2003.
• Keey, R. B. and G. Bharathy (1994) “ An outline of the novel strategy for environmental risk assessment of process plants ” presented at IPENZ conference, Palmerston North, February 1995.
• G. Bharathy (1994). “ A Discussion of Environmental Impacts of Luggate Hydro-Power Station ”. International Conference for Association for the Engineering Education in the South East Asia and Pacific (AEESEAP), PNG University of Technology, Papua New Guinea, November 1994. Won the Motorola award for the best paper.

Representative Reports

• Bharathy, G. (2006). Agent based Human Behavior Modeling: A knowledge engineering based systems methodology for integrating social science frameworks for modeling agents with cognition, personality & culture. University of Pennsylvania, 2006 (Published dissertation also available from the author at bharathy@seas.upenn.edu).
• Bharathy et.al. (2009). Financial Market Model for Jamaica: A Macro-Economic Model based on Systems Dynamics. For a Bank in Jamaica.
• Bharathy, G., Sichel, B. and S. Hagelauer (2006), “ A Methodology for Strategic Risk Management ”, Internal Report, Decision Strategies International
• Bharathy, G., Sichel, B. and S. Hagelauer (2006), “ A Pharma Case Study for Strategic Risk Management ”, Decision Strategies International
• Bharathy, G., Howland et.al. (2006). “ Employee Value Proposition: Survey & Mining for Insights ”, Decision Strategies International Report to Campbell Soup Company
• Snyder, S., P. Schoemaker and G. Bharathy (2006), “ Peripheral Vision Analysis: Detecting & Assessing Weak Signals that would make or break the Organizations ”, DSI Reports to NASA-Langley Research Center and Nova Scotia Jamaica Bank
• Snyder, S. and G. Bharathy (2006), “ Future of ACSIS: Scenario Planning under Uncertainty ”, DSI Report to ACSIS With Snyder, S. (2006), “ LIMRA: Option Analysis (Part of SPUU) ”, DSI Report to LIMRA
• Silverman, B.G., J. Pourdehnad and G. Bharathy (2004). “Enhancing the GM’S autochoiceadvisor.com (ACA) website”, Ackoff Center for Advancement of Systems Approaches, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. (Available at http://www.seas.upenn.edu/~barryg/)
• Silverman, B.G., Johns, M. and and G. Bharathy (2004). “Agent-Based Simulation of Leaders”. Ackoff Center for Advancement of Systems Approaches, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. (Available at http://www.seas.upenn.edu/~barryg/)
• Bharathy, G. (2004). “Modeling the Behavior of Synthetic Human Agents in Virtual Worlds. A Systems Methodology for carrying out Knowledge Engineering & Modeling of Cognitively Detailed Agents”, Doctoral dissertation proposal, University of Pennsylvania, 2004 (available from the author at bharathy@seas.upenn.edu).
• With Silverman, B.G., et. al. (2003). “Instruments for exploring the training and aesthetic dimensions of edutainment: Case of the Heart Sense Game”, Ackoff Center for Advancement of Systems Approaches, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. (Available at http://www.seas.upenn.edu/~barryg/)
• Silverman, B.G., and G.K. Bharathy, et. al. (2005). “Integration of Physiology with Cognition, Personality and Emotion Modules for PMF Serv Synthetic Agents ”, Poster Paper at FICAP Symposia, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.
• Bharathy, G. (2003, May). “Physiology Tank Report (Physiology Models)”, prepared for SYS 508, Philadelphia: Univ. of Pennsylvania. (Available at http://www.seas.upenn.edu/~barryg/)
• Chung, C. Y., Silverman, B. G., Cornwell, J. and G. Bharathy (2002). “PMF Anthology Addendum: Adrenaline, khat, exertion, injury, and trauma. Prepared for Human Behavior Program”, Defense Modeling and Simulation Office, Alexandria, VA. Available at http://www.seas.upenn.edu/~barryg/
• Bharathy, G., Damghani. B, Kim, E., & Lambert, L. (2003, May). “Design of Agent-Injury Models”, prepared for SYS 508, Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania. Available at http://www.seas.upenn.edu/~barryg/
• Bharathy, G., Howland, S., Snyder, S., Kandylas, B. and E. Strang, (2006). “Employee Value Proposition Survey ”, prepared for Cambell Soups, NJ.
• Brabhaharan, P., G. Bharathy, Keller, P., and R. Lynch (2003). “Petroleum and Non-Petroleum Hazardous Substances Transportation and Storage Risk Studies”, Wellington Regional Council, New Zealand, 2000.
• Bharathy, G., Keller, P., Brabhaharan, P., and R. Lynch (2003). “Risk Assessment for Land Use Planning and Zoning (Mixture of Industrial, Commercial & Residential Area)”, Hutt City Council & Wellington Regional Council, New Zealand, 2001.
• Bharathy, G. and Kettell, D. (2000). “Risk Assessment for Taupo Water Supply”, Taupo District Council, New Zealand, 2000.
• Bharathy, G. and Dawson, P. (2000). “Risk Assessment for Power Stations”, Tenaga Nasional Bhd. (Two reports: Penang & Serdang), Malaysia, 2000.
• Bharathy, G. (2000). “Risk Assessment for Locating an Auction Centre in an Industrial Area”, Hutt City Council, New Zealand, 2000.
• Dawson, P. Bharathy, G., and S. Clark (2000). “Risk Assessment for Boron in Drinking Water”, Taupo District Council, New Zealand, 2000.
• Bharathy, G. (1996). “Risk Assessment for Process Plants”, Masters Thesis, University of Canterbury, 1996 (also available from the author at bharathy@seas.upenn.edu).
• Newport, C. L., Bharathy, G, and Y. D. Rajendra (1995). "Politics, Economics and Environmental Management- a Systemic Perspective". University of Canterbury, 1996 (available from the author at bharathy@seas.upenn.edu).

Posters and Local Conference Papers

• Bharathy, G. (2006). Agent based Human Behavior Modeling: A knowledge engineering based systems methodology for integrating social science frameworks for
• Silverman, B.G., Sandhaus, E., Bharathy, G., Nye, N., and M. Johns (2006). “ Realistic Socio-Cultural Agents for Training and Analysis ”, Poster Paper presented in Maryland
• Nye B., Roddy, M., BharathyG. and B. Silverman (2007). Monte Carlo: “ FactionSim ”, 2007 Conf. on Behavior Representation & Simulation (BRIMS), SISO, Norfork, March 2007. Poster Paper.
• With Silverman, B.G., et. al. (2005). “ Integration of Physiology with Cognition, Personality and Emotion Modules for PMF Serv Synthetic Agents ”, Poster Paper at FICAP Symposia, University of Pennsylvania , Philadelphia.
• With Chandrasekaran et.al. (2007). “ InsurgiSim ”, Poster Paper.
• With Narasimhan. R. and A. Venkatesan. (1992). “ Advanced Interferon Synthesis ”. Awarded the first prize in the national level IEEE symposium for engineering students. 1991, India . Paper Published in the Conference Proceedings.
• With Narasimhan. R. and A. Venkatesan. (1990). “ Composite materials in engineering design ”. Awarded the third prize in regional level symposium for engineering students. 1990, India . Published in the Conference Proceedings.

Working Papers

• With Silverman, B. (2007), “Modeling Social Systems through Games: Selecting Right Agent Type to address the Right Problems ”, 2007. Completed Paper ready to be submitted for review.
• With Silverman et. al. (2006). “Modeling the Behavior of Leaders and Followers: A Case of Regional Socio-Political Dynamics”. Ackoff Center for the Advancement of Systems Approaches (ACASA), University of Pennsylvania. Working paper [Comprehensive Case Paper out of Dissertation].
• With Silverman et. al. (2006). “A Knowlege Engineering based Systems Methodology for Modeling Human Behavior”. Ackoff Center for the Advancement of Systems Approaches (ACASA), University of Pennsylvania. Working paper. [Comprehensive Paper out of Dissertation].
• With Silverman, B. and J. Pourdehnad, (2005). "Modeling the Behavior of the Consumers & Measuring Advertising Effectiveness”. Ackoff Center for the Advancement of Systems Approaches (ACASA), University of Pennsylvania. Working paper.
• With Ilanko, S. (2005). "Demonstrating the Application of Negative Penalty Functions in Curve Fitting", Working paper.
• Bharathy, G. (2007) “ Lessons Learnt from Risk Assessment Practice ”.
• With McMillan, I., M. Boisot, Abrahams, A. and N. Ioos, (2005). “Intellectual Property Rights: Agent based Knowledge Flow Simulation based Approach”, Potential working paper.
• With Barry Silverman, Gnana Bharathy, and Ian Lustick (2008). “Models of Stability.”. Project in progress to develop a comprehensive, integrated, and validated system to monitor, assess, and forecast stability in national, subnational, and international context.